Method of forming railroad-tracks.



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"UNITED STATES Patented April 26,1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

METHOlI) OF FORMING RAILROAD-TRACKS.

SE'ESIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 758,524, dated April26, 1904.

Application filed January 8, 1903- To all whom it may ooncerm' Be itknown that 1, WILLIAM GroLDIE, a resident of Wilkinsburg, in the countyof Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have in vented a new and usefulImprovement in Methods of Forming Railroad-Tracks; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof.

My invention relates to the formation of railroad-tracks, its objectbeing to provide for the cheap laying of new track to bring to exactgage or for the reinforcing of old track, such as where it is desired tostiffen the track by the employment of supportingbase-bars orbridge-pieces, or for bringing the track itself to perfect alinement orsurface. In an application filed November 19, 1902, Serial No. 131,918,and in Patent No. 739,539, dated September 22, 1903, coveringrailroad-tracks and rail structures, one of the features described isthe formation in the cross-ties of transversely-extending grooves orkerfs to receive either bridge-pieces placed under the rails at thejoints or supporting base-bars extending continuously under the rails,such bridge-pieces or base-bars having longitudinally-dependingsupporting-ribs fitting into such grooves or kerfs in the ties or railsthemselves provided with such longitudinally-supporting ribs formedunder the flange.

The present invention relates to the laying of tracks embodying theseimprovements, as well as for laying tracks with the ordinary rails whereit is desired to bring the track to more perfect surface, to accomplishthis work cheaply, and to obtain a practically perfect gage or surfacingof the track.

To these ends my invention consists in cutting seats for the railstructures in the ties along the side of the rails by mechanism guidedby the rail and seating the rails in the seats so formed in the ties,such as by shifting the ties or rails with relation to each other tobring such rail-seats under the rails and securing the rails to theties.

It also consists in reinforcing the rails'by cutting such seats in theties along the side of the rails by mechanism guided by the rails,placing reinforcing base-bars in the seats, and

then shifting the ties or rails to bring the Serial No. 138,266.,(NomodelJ base-bars under the rails and securing the rails to the ties.

It also consists in certain other improvements which will be hereinafterset forth and claimed; 1

To enable others skilled in the art to practice my invention, I willdescribe the same more fully, referring to the accompanying drawings, inwhich Figure l is aperspective view showing the cutting of the seats inthe ties. Fig. 2 is an end view illustrating the same. Fig. 3 is aperspective viewillustrating on one side the track with thebase-barsinserted in the seats soformed in the ties and on the other side thetrack having the rails shifted over the base-bars. Fig.- iis aperspective view illustrating the steps of laying the track with newrails. Fig. 5 illustrates the laying of bridgepiece, and Fig. 6 is adiagrammatical side view of car. 1 p I The invention is particularlyapplicable to use in providing for the reinforcement of track alreadylaid where the rails are weaker than desirable, and instead of replacingthe entire rail supporting base-bars are inserted between the rails andties, as set forth in my application Serial No. 131,918, or for formingthe seats to receive the bridge-pieces adapted to give special supportto the joints of the rails, though it can be used in the laying of newtrack, such as for the employment'of rails of the character shown insaid Letters Patent No. 739,539 or for forming more perfeet seats in theresurfacing or original laying ofthe ordinary rails. I will describe theinvention particularly in connection with the reinforcing of the railsby means of the continuous base-bar, as set forth in the saidapplication Serial No. 131,918, as this gives the best illustration ofthe invention. As set forth in said application, the ties 2 have seats3, which preferably have grooves or kerfs 1 cut in their upper surfacesto receive the ribs 5 of the supporting base-bars 6 under the rails 7and it is also desirable to bring the surfaces of the ties into propershape to receive the supporting base-bar. As well known, in connectionwith track-laying it is desirable that the rails shall rest in certainposition on the ties, the usual custom being to have about the sameportion of the tie extending out on either side of the tracksay about afoot and a half beyond the railsthis being found advantageous in thesupporting of the track and the distribution of the load from the railsover the ballast. In reinforcing the track in which the rails are alllaid and in applying the supporting base-plate to track of thatcharacter it is therefore necessary to either shift the ties or thetrack itself to provide for the cutting of the seats in the ties. As theties are seated in the ballast to maintain a solid road-bed, it is notdesirable to disturb them further than necessary. I find the mostdesirable way to apply the invention is to unspike the rails and movethem sidewise the desired distance and temporarily respike them to theties. This can be easily accomplished, as the rails are coupledtogether. When this is done, the seats for the ties are thus exposed atthe sides of the rails, one line of such seats outside of one rail andthe other line between the rails and close to the outer rail. Theballast can be removed at one end of the ties and the ties moved underthe rails, if desired. By any suitable apparatus guided by one or bothrails the rail-seats are then cut in the ties, the seats being formedeither of simple, smooth, plain, or cut seats for the rail-bases or fortie-plates, on which said rail-bases are to rest. or in addition to suchseats providing kerfs cut in the ties for ribs either upon the railstructures themselves, as set forth in said Letters Patent No. 739,539,or on the supporting base-bars, as set forth in said application SerialNo. 131,918. As the rail or rails acting as the guide are in the desiredalinement, it is evident that the seats cut in the ties correspond tothat alinement, and through the guidance of the rails the seats areformed in such position as to receive the rails or supporting base-barsof the rail structures and bring them into proper alinement. Toaccomplish this, in the use of the supporting base-bars such base-barsare set in the ties and the rails shifted back to their former positionsor the ties shifted back under the rails, so that the base-bars willcoincide in position with the rails, and when the rails are spiked toplace the base-bars will hold the rails in proper alinement through theouter ribs 8, extending along the outer edges of the base-bars. Toaccomplish this, any suitable machinery guided by the rails may ofcourse be employed. 1 have illustrated for this purpose a car 9,carrying rotating cutters 10 11, adapted to cut the ties along the sidesof the rails. The car illustrated has the boiler 12 and the engine 13,from which connections are made in any suitable way, such as by thesprocket-chain 14, having clutch connections with the engine-shaft toone of the wheels 15 of the main truck of the car. I prefer to providethe car, as shown, with two trucks 16 and 17 and to form the car-body oftwo sections 18 and 19, pivoted together, as at 20, and to provide themain section 18 with a depending frame 21, carrying a grooved guidewheel22, running on the track and forming the guide for the rotating cutters,so as to arrange to form the seats in proper alinement with the track. Iprefer to employ only one such grooved guide-wheel 22 on the frame, theother supporting-wheel 23 of the frame 21 being plain-faced and simplyacting as a support for the cutter close to the same to regulate thedepth of cut of the seat or kerf formed in the tie by that cutter. Byproviding the car with the pivot it is evident that the main section 18may through the guide-wheels 22 23 follow the course of the track, andso hold the cutters 1O 11 in proper alinement therewith during theircutting action. Power is carried by suitable chains or belting 24 25 tothe shaft 26, carrying the cutters 10 11 and mounted to slide in theframe 21, the descent of the cutters in such frame being controlled bystops 27. Provision for the lateral adjustment of the shaft 26 with itscutters with relation to the frame 21 in any suitable way should also bemade as set forth in the companion application, Serial No. 138,267. Thecutters shown are adapted to out not only the kerfs 4 in the ties, butalso to cut the railseats 3 in the surface thereof, the rotating cuttersbeing provided with suitable knives 37 38 on its periphery for thatpurpose.

The preferable way to employ the invention and one suitable to the useof the apparatus above described is as follows: In order to provide forforming the permanent seat of the rails in perfect alinement, I firstplane temporary seats therefor at the sides of the rails which arepermanently spiked to the ties. For this purpose the ballast is clearedout of the course of the cutters and the rotating cutters are arrangedto cut simple plain seats on the surface of the ties, the knives forcutting the kerfs being omitted. The ear is then passed over the trackand through the rotating cutters cuts and planes the temporary seats onthe surface of the ties at the sides of the regular permanent trackwayand a proper distance from the same to provide for the shifting of therails onto the temporary seats so provided. Such temporary seats thusprovide a proper gage both as to the height of rail and Width of trackfor the quick shifting of the rails from their permanent seat to theirtemporary seats, and this can be quickly done by simply drawing thespikes, lifting the rails while coupled together, shifting them over toplace, and spiking them in their temporary seats.

Where it is the object simply to plane new seats for the rails or fortie-plates to receive the rails without the employment either of thesupporting base-bars above referred to or the rails having dependingribs above referred to, the car is then passed over the track, using thesame cutters, the cutter-wheels being adjusted to cut the permanentseats in the ties the proper distance from the ends thereof and, ifdesired, directly in line with the positions of the rails before theywere shifted. The rails can then be shifted back to place in thepermanent seats so provided or onto tie-plates placed in such seats andspiked down.

If it is desired to employ either the supporting base-bars abovedescribed or rails having depending ribs, cutters provided withkerf-cutters are employed and through the apparatus above described theseats, with their kerfs extending below them, are formed in the ties.Where new rails provided With depending ribs are to be used, they arethen seated in the seats so provided and coupled together and spiked toplace and the old rails removed. When supporting base-bars such as abovedescribed are employed, the basebars are seated in the seats so providedand the regular rails are then shifted from their temporary seats overthe base-bars and with the outer edges of their flanges bearing againstthe shoulders of the base-bars and are spiked to place.

Where it is desired simply to form seats for the rail-joints abovereferred to, the simplest way is to shift the ties under the rail-jointsto the side of the track and through the apparatus above described cutthe seats in the kerfs for the same in the two ties to receive thebridge-pieces, place the bridge-pieces in the seats so provided, andshift them under the rails and secure them in place.

In anyof the above operations it is evident that the cutting of theseats or seats and kerfs in the ties is done accurately and perfectlythrough the guidance of the cutting mechanism by the rails, either oneset of rails or both, as desired, and that practically perfect alinementboth as to kerf and track and height of the rail as seated and securedto the track may be obtained, the method described providing a verysimple and eflicient way of changing the track without great manuallabor and making it practicable to reinforce weak track or to supplementthe track cheaply and quickly. In any such uses of the invention theadvantages of the guideway of the rails themselves are obtained, andespecially in connection with the reinforcing of the weak track or thesupplementing of any track with the supporting base-bars the work can bequickly and cheaply accomplished.

The invention of course covers any modifications thereof, including itsgeneral principle.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The method of laying railroad-tracks,consisting in cutting seats forthe rail structures in the ties along the sides of the rails and throughthe guidance of the rails and bringing the parts into proper alinementand securing the rail structures in the seats so formed in the ties.

2. The method of laying railroad-tracks, consisting in shifting therails or ties sidewise with relation to each other, cutting seats forthe rail structures for the ties along the sides of the rails andthrough the guidance of the rails, and then shifting the rails or tieswith relation to each other to bring the rail-seats under the railstructures, and securing the rail structures to the ties.

3. The method of laying railroadtracks,consisting in cutting temporaryseats in the ties along the sides .of the rails and through the guidanceof the rails, shifting the rails onto the temporary seats so provided onthe ties, and then cutting permanent seats for the rails through theguidance of the rails in their temporary position and bringing the railsto their permanent seats and securing them to the ties.

4:. The method of laying railroad-tracks, consisting in cutting seatsfor rail structures in the ties along the sides of the rails and throughthe guidance of the rails, then placing reinforcing base-bars in theseats and then shifting the rails or ties with relation to each other tobring the base-bars under the rails and securing the rails to the ties.

In testimony whereof I, he said WILLIAM GOLDIE, have hereunto set myhand.

WILLIAM GOLDIE. Witnesses:

ROBERT C. To'r'rEN, G. C. RAYMOND.

